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Photograph Jacob K. Javits (left), Ida Javits (mother; pictured center), and Benjamin A. Javits (brother; pictured right), c1920. Undated. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1918/1922
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Brief biography published in a "Javits 21" dinner booklet. The cover image used on the booklet is an early photograph taken of Javits' with his school classmates. December 11, 1967. Paper.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1917
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits taken in 1907 at the age three and a half. Undated. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1907
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Photograph taken during the plaque unveiling at the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits located at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York. Pictured left to right: unidentified, Benjamin A. Javits (brother), Joshua Javits (son), Jacob K. Javits, and Harry Perlis. Plaque states "U.S. Senator Jacob K. Javits was born in this building May 18, 1904." Sponsored by the alumni of P.S. 20. November 4, 196?. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1958/1962
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Photograph of the birthplace of Jacob K. Javits, a tenement building at 85 Stanton Street, New York, New York. Undated. Color. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1958/1962
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Portrait photograph of Morris Javits, father of Jacob K. Javits, c1905. Single formal pose. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1903/1907
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Portrait photograph of the Javits family, c1916. Pictured first row, seated, left to right: Benjamin A. Javits (brother), Jacob K. Javits. Pictured second row, seated, left to right: Ida Javits (mother), Morris Javits (father). Pictured third row, standing: unidentified. Undated. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1914/1918
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American Association of Retired Persons 1986 Andrus Awards. Segment honoring Senator Javits begins at 10:10. Topics include: immigration policy; civil rights legislation; student loans; retirement; Lou Gehrig's disease. Speakers include: Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; Senator John F. Kennedy; Ted Kennedy; Clairborne Pell. Narrated by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Original medium: Video
Date: 1986
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Formal portrait of Jacob K. Javits. B&W Photograph. Undated.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1970/1979
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits crossing a street in Manhattan, New York. Cowles Communications, Inc. Undated. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1965/1969
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Photographer Unknown. Photograph. Javits, Jacob K. in office, Undated. Unidentified persons (not completely identified), Small group. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1963/1967
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits visiting his childhood neighborhood in Lower Manhattan on May 1, 1979. He is pictured standing in front of a row of tenemant buildings on Orchard Street. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1979-05-01
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Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1977/1981
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Invitation to the dedication of the Jacob K. Javits Digital Collection, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Original medium: Document
Date: 1983-10-17
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Remarks by Senator Jacob K. Javits and dignitaries at the dedication of the Jacob K. Javits Digital Collection, State University of New York at Stony Brook on October 17, 1983.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1983-10-17
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Senator Jacob K Javits featured in the publication "Stony Brook People," September/October 1982, v. 14, no. 1 (cover and p.3).
Original medium: Artifact
Date: 1982-09-01
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Program from the dedication of Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City on April 29, 1981. The building is located at 26 Federal Plaza, New York. Brown ink. Cream paper.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1981-04-29
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Letter from Jacob K. Javits to New York Governor Hugh Carey thanking him for signing the bill for the establishment of the Jacob K. Javits Collection. August 6, 1982. Typescript.
Original medium: Correspondence
Date: 1982-08-06
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Legislative resolution inviting Javits to donate his public papers to State University of New York at Stony Brook (certificate). Enclosed in green velvet folder. March 24 and 25, 1981.
Original medium: Certificate
Date: 1981
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Book jacket, red, blue and grey. Houghton Mifflin Company. Jacket to Javits, Jacob K., Javits: The Autobiography of a Public Man. Photo of Javits on front., 1981
Original medium: Book Jacket
Date: 1981
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Letter from Senator Jacob K. Javits enclosed with each complimentary copy of his autobiography, c1981. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1982
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Speech to staff given by Senator Jacob K. Javits on September 9, 1980. Javits lost the 1980 United States Senate (New York) primary race to Alfonse D -- Amato. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1980-09-09
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Met with U.S. President Jimmy Carter and U.S. Senator from Idaho Frank Church in 1979 to discuss SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks). B&W Official Photograph. [Verso: On SALT; SALT is the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty - Javits said he understood reticence to support it, but felt it would prove out. 1979]
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1979
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Press release for Senator Javits' proposal of a bipartisan study of anti-trust laws. May 22, 1977. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1977-05-22
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Memos and newsclipping in New York Law Journal by Jacob K. Javits, 1972.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1971/1972
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Javits' acceptance speech for the John Dewey Award from the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). Received at the UFT's spring education conference luncheon held on May 5, 1978. Typescript. 9 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1978-05-05
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Press released issued by Javits titled "Equal Rights in the Workplace" on March 15, 1977. Includes Javits' statement regarding Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as applied in the case of General Electric v. Gilbert. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1977-03-15
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Speech by Javits titled "Separate Views of Senator Jacob K. Javits (R.-N.Y.)." Typescript. 6 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1978
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Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits at Hearings on the Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1977. July 26, 1977. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1977-07-26
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Press release and floor statement by Javits on age discrimination bill to increase protection of older workers. June 28, 1977. Typescripts.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1977-06-28
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Photograph of Senator Jacob K. Javits (left) and Anwar Sadat (right) in Egypt, c1976. B&W. Photographer unknown.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1976
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Audio recording of Javits discussing segregated housing and schools; discriminatory employment and education; foreign affairs; communism -- Soviet Union, Cuba, and Berlin; minimum wage; US Arts Foundation; Social Security; communication satellite; Civil Rights; equal opportunity; Nelson Rockefeller. 013:00, 7-1/2 inches-per-second, 1 track.
Original medium: Audio
Date: 1962-10-01
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Audio recording of Javits' political announcements for re-election campaign, 1962. Topics: Cuban prisoner release; Rockefeller; live Q&A; tax laws; veterans; spreading the burden; Castro; communism; stop shipment of arms to Cuba; morale. Campaign audio #2 and #3. 008:30, 7-1/2 inches-per-second, 1 track.
Original medium: Audio
Date: 1962-10-04
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Audio recording of Javits' discussing foreign affairs, Civil Rights; communism; issues concerning the State of New York. 001:30, 15 inches-per-second, 1 track.
Original medium: Audio
Date: 1962-10-26
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NATO Parliamentarians Conference, Report of the General Affairs Committee, Economic Section. November 17-21, 1958. Typescript. 11 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1958
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Press release: Report to the Senate of Javits on the NATO Parliamentarians Economic Rapporteurs. August 19, 1958. Typescript. 5 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1958-08-19
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Press release: Javits to attend NATO Parliamentarians economic meeting in London. August 12, 1958. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1958-08-12
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Campaign bumper sticker. "Citizens for Javits." Blue background with fluorescent orange and white writing. Paper.
Original medium: Sticker
Date: 1948
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Fact sheet on Jacob K. Javits's record and activities on civil rights in the United States Senate. 1960. Typescript 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1960
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Press release: Javits' announcing legislation against discrimination in housing and in support of Civil Rights. December 30, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1957-12-30
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Press release: Remarks of Senator Javits prepared for delivery on floor of Senate on Civil Rights. July 13, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1957-07-13
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Press release: Statement of Sen. Javits in connection with the Sharkey-Brown-Isaacs Bill Against Discrimination pending before the New York City Council. July 8, 1957. Typescript.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1957-07-08
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Statement of Senator Jacob K. Javits, of New York, before the Sub-Committee on Constitutional Rights of the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 21, 1957. Typescript. 3 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1957-02-21
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits (left) and Lawrence E. Spivak (right) on the television program "Meet the Press." Spivak was the co-founder and producer of "Meet the Press." February 14, 1960. Reni Photos, Washington, DC. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1960-02-14
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Photograph of Senator Jacob K. Javits (center) and Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois (right) on the television program "Meet the Press." Moderated by Ned Brooks (left). January 4, 1959. Reni Photos, Washington, DC. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1959-01-04
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Press release from the office of Senator Jacob K. Javits regarding report to constituents on the first session of the 85th Congress. Typescript. 3 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1957-09-15
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Press release: List of bills sponsored alone or co-sponsored by Javits in 1957. Typescript. 2 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1957
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Photograph of Jacob K. Javits speaking at lecturn during the 1956 election. B&W.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1956
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Photographs and correspondence from a campaign stop in Oswego, New York. Two B&W photographs of campaigning and three pages of related correspondence. 1956.
Original medium: Photograph
Date: 1956
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Javits' campaign speech and remarks before the Oswego County Republican Organization rally on September 29, 1956. Typescript. 4 pp.
Original medium: Document
Date: 1956-09-29